New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12

who is wen acquainted with tho Secretary and lives
in Warrington said: Secretary Lamarwouid never
do for judge. Why, do you know what happened
to him On the strcctcar the other dayi He came
into the cur with a French novel under bis arm.
jammed himself down in the corner, ran his hand Into
his pocket, pulled out fifty cent piece and put Into
the box. 1t was bobtal car where the passengers
pay their Own rare ncn ne a an Ss oppose
side who had his mistake called his attention 10
WSa he Sd Nas The yEn ss hl us ever heard o.
He pcered into the box minutes absent mhdcmy.
w sa Ss s into his an" s cI
said En- 1 made mistake o thank YOU a,o unah he
went back to bis book while seifsatscd air spread
over his face. Why, II Lamar was ON inc pemcn
he would forget half the time the title Oh inc Case
they were trying"
in the great furniture shops one can now leave an
order for the complete decoration OF houses even 10
old fashioned clocks One OF the Oldest furniture men
in the city is stout built man with German vio
OF and pleasant manners, who IL said TO DO aDo
to tell the selling price OF every piece VI furnHuic
in his store without looking at tho mark. lie mas
been in business in Ncwlo ( for twenty-s,x year,
While I was chatting with him the other day some
asked him the price OF an old Dutch clock IN
answer to my Inquiry whether the clock was nov
made in this country he frankly and laughngly said:
certainly. The works are made Tor US ny o Tcn
necticut company and hire Dutch cabinet maNcrs
to make the cases The demand for old Dutch cloces
is so much greater than the supply OF tho geho
old fashioncd article that II would DO lmpossio'o ="
meet 1t In any other way"
The action of Mayor Hewitt in crlticisins some OF
tho Police Judges brought out story Vi one Vi
the Judges OF a minor court. When he took his scao
ON the bench he had never tried case. He had
been admitted to the bar and had then dabbcd I'D
poltcs 1t seems that he had sense enough 10 know
that he would cut sorry figure on tho bench unless
he adopted some TO protect his decisions from
his own inexpcrlcncc lie procured Tor o prignU
young legal friend with moro experience Than nln-
sels n postlon officer IN the same court nc
vonnp man took notes OF nll the cases ana the luuee
invaiabIy reserved his decision at the CONCLUSION Vi
a case At night no would sit down with his young
friend and 20 through the testimony and make up
decision.
Tho Chairman OF the National Prohibition Oo"-
mittee John W. Finch. has been in the city Tor some
days having como from Saratoga Ito Is broao-
sbouldcred square built man OF forty-two or forty
three with squarc-cut face Of foxy expression th'
tightly pressed lips, and closely trimmed siuc
whIskers lie SAYS that tho work OF NatlOnal or.
ranizatlon is not being pushed as Vigorously as eno
work in special directions IN several o'aVeS "H''
there is temperance agitation.
John W. Foster, OF Indiana late United sui'cs
Minister TO SPAIN was ut the Fifth Avenue HOtci
few DAYS ago He is man Of elegant manners ana
address whose face IL set Oft by o pair of howlnG
white side whskers OF Burnside cut. Mr. Foster Is
unp1,ist as well rs diplomat. lie represented this
country at the City OF Mexico before going TO spain.
and now that the iates OF POLITICAL warfare have TO-
tired him from the diplomatic SERVICE he IS ehsIeeu
as attorney for the Mexican Government In NaIous
matters requiring attention at Washington "lcIo he
spends most OF his time.